He explains that it is important also that the squidolin, when plugged into an amplifier behaves like an ordinary electric violin, so it can be enjoyed and used like a regular instrument, whether you’re in the garage with friends or on stage.

"It was this childhood affection for the stringed instrument that encouraged the young industrial designer to use part of his final project at the Art Center College of Design in Pasedena, California, where he graduated with honors in product design, to come up with an affordable way of learning the violin. So was born the concept of the squidolin."